Combined wheeler and shank-iron.



C. G. WOLENTARSKY.

COMBINED WHEELER AND SHANK IRON.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30,1911.

1,259,949. Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 77

CHARLES G. WOLENTARSKY, O F GINCINNATI, OHIO.

.COMBINED WHEELER AND SHANK-IRON.

Specification 01' Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application filed July 80, 1917. Serial No. 183,478.

termed a wheeler, to place a line of ornamental indentations near the edge of the sole, and another tool termed a shank iron to round off the upper edge ofthe sole.

The disadvantages in these practices were that it required considerable skill to keep the wheeler at a uniform distance from the edge of the sole, and the use of two tools to perform these operations increased the amount of labor.

The object of my invention is a tool in which the operations of the old wheeler and the old shank iron may be performed simultaneously.

Another object of my invention is a wheeler which requires less skill to operate.

These and other objects are attained in the combined wheeler and shank iron described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a fragmental perspective view of a combined wheeler and shank iron embodying my invention, in position for use in marking a shoe.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on the line 22 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a tragmental sectional view taken on the line 3- 3 of Fig. 2.

My improved combined wheeler and shank iron consists of a hollow head 4 secured to a handle 5 by means of fingers 6 and 7which extend from the handle and are secured to the head by means of screws 8 and 9. Located within the head is a block 10 which is engaged at opposite points by a pair of pointed set screws 11 and 12 which permit of V rocking movement of the block in the head. At the rear of the head a set screw 13 is mounted in position to engage the rear of the block to cause it to be moved to adjusted positions. This block is pivotally connected with a second block 14 by means of a pivot connection 15. Block 14 is held in the position disclosed in Fig. 2 by means of a spring 16 which is secured to block 10 by means of a screw 17. The tension of spring 16 is ad- ]usted by means of a set screw 18 which asses through the top of the head 4. This I spring holds block 14 in engagement with the edge of the shank iron'portion 19 as shown in Fig. 2. At the outer end of block 14 a marking wheel 20 is rotatively mounted by means of a screw 21. Shank iron 19 is provided with a groove 22 adjacent to which the marking wheel is located.

Handle 5 is provided with a recess 23 at its rear end adapted to receive a coil spring 24 which controls the reciprocation of a rod 25 which passes through the recess and through a passage 26 formed in the handle.

The forward end of rod 25 is provided with a wedge shaped portion 25 adapted to engage the under side of block 14 for the purpose of rocking it on its pivots in the operation of the tool. Spring 24 at its inner end engages the wall of the recess surrounding the passage 26 and at its outer end engages an abutment such as the nut and washer 27.

Upon the outer end-0f the rod a knob or a push button 28 is secured, this knob being of such a size as to enter the recess when the rod is reciprocated and when the spring 24 is compressed. By pressure upon the knob block 14 is caused to rise and thus bring wheel 20 to the desired position for operation. The operation of mv combined wheeler and shank iron is as follows. 'Knob 28 is pushed to cause wedge 25 to lift wheel 20 away from groove 22. The iron is then placed in such a position with relation to the sole of a shoe that groove 22 engages the upper edge of the sole as shown in Fig. 1. The wheel 20 having been raised by end 25 of rod 25 away from groove 22, the knob is released to permit the wheel to engage the bottom of the sole at a short distance from its edge as shown in Fig. 1. The tool is then moved around the edge of the sole to mark the bottom of the sole and the smooth surface of the groove simultaneously irons or smooths the upper edge of the sole adjacent to the stitching thereof. The tool is removed from the sole by again pressing upon knob 28 to cause block 14 to pivot upon block 10 and move its mounted wheel 20 away from groove 22 so that the tool is completely released, from the sole of the shoe.

It will be seen that I have provided adjustment for bringing thewheel to various In addition to this, set screw 18 enables the tension of spring 16 to be adjusted so that Wheel 20 may bear upon the under surface of the sole when it is used to mark it, with the desired degree of pressure.

Having thus described my invention,-what I claimis;

l. A combination wheeler and shank iron consisting of an ironing head, a marker wheel adjustably mounted within the head, and manually controlled means adapted to move the wheel to different positions for engagement with a shoe sole to be marked.

2. A combination wheeler and shank iron consisting of an ironing head, a block adjustably mounted in the head, a marking wheel rotatively mounted on the block, a handle attached to the head, and a manually operated means operatively connected with the head, adapted to adjust the position of the block to bring the wheel to different marking positions. i 8. A combination wheeler and shank iron consisting of an ironing head having a groove formed therein adapted to receive the edge of a sole to be marked, a marker wheel adjustably mounted within the head, and a manually controlled means adapted to move the wheel to difierent positions for engagement with the underside of a sole to be marked when the grooveis brought into engagement with the upper edge of the sole. 4. A combined wheeler and shank iron consisting of an ironing head having a groove formed therein adapted to receive the edge of a sole to be marked, a block adjustably mounted in the head, a marking wheel rotatively mounted on the block, a spring engaging the block and adapted to retain the wheel in position adjacent to the groove, a handle attached to the head, and a manually operated means operatively connected W'ith'thehandle and the head, adapted to move the block against the tension of the spring to bring it to various adjusted positions from the groove, whereby shoes having soles of varying thickness may be marked.

5.'A combined wheeler and shank iron consisting of an ironing head, a marker wheel adjustably mounted on the head, ahandle'attached to the head, and a manually reciprocated rod extending through the handle and the head adapted to move the wheel to adjusted positions on the head.

'6. A combined shank iron and wheeler consisting of an ironing head having a solereceiving groove formed therein, a marker wheel adjustably mounted on the head, a handle attached to the head, a manually operated rod extending through the handle and the head and adapted to move the wheel to adjusted positions with relation to the head, whereby the edge of a shoe sole may be located within the groove and between it and the wheel, and means adapted normally to retain the rod in inoperative position with relation to the wheel. 7

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 28th day of July,

" CHARLES e. WOLENTARSKY,

Witnesses:

"WALTE F. MUR A W. THOR TON BooEnT.

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